β-Glucans and Synbiotic Foods

Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics: Bioactive Foods in Health Promotion

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 423-433

  Arena, Mattia Pia ^a   Russo, Pasquale ^a,b   Fiocco, Daniela ^a   Capozzi, Vittorio ^a,b   Spano, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b Promis Biotech Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Prebiotic; Probiotic; Synbiotic; Glucans

Indexed keywords

EID: 84967158555     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802189-7.00028-9     Document Type: Chapter

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